Voter Registration Checklist

GET STARTED o Choose your audience: People using your services,

o Make a plan: Tabling in your lobby or at an event. Integrating into services or outreach

o Set times and locations

TRAIN AND PREPARE o

Consider language needs of community

o Review how to do voter registration in your state –

o www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/eoddomestic.htm

o Have a process to store and return completed voter registration forms

SUPPLIES o Get state registration forms – see box to the right

o Create a sample script – org/voter-registration-2

o Post “Register to Vote” posters

o Print stickers to identify volunteers

o Get giveaways to use when tabling (stickers, pens, etc.)

SET UP o Set up table and chairs. Table decorations such as

banners, balloons or displays

o Prepare handouts such as a notice of an event or new service or information on the election

PROMOTION o Advertise your voter registration activity

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VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AND ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION• Voter registration forms are available at

website. Paper forms are easier to use for tabling or voter registration drives.

• Online voter registration is now available in more than 30 states. It requires having a current driver’s license or state ID and a computer or tablet handy. You also can’t make a copy of the form to save contact information to follow up with the new voter about voting.

For more on registering to vote in your state go to — state

Tips for “Active” Tabling:Voter Engagement in a Lobby or at an Event

clients and constituents in voter registration, pledge-to-vote, and other voter outreach

and volunteers need to be positive, assertive,

the table waiting for people to approach you. The tips below should help get you started.

TIPS FOR ACTIVE TABLING o Be pro-active! Engage people and encourage them

to approach the table. Stand up, get out from behind the table, and greet people. Use our “Making the Ask” factsheet for tips.

o Use large signage to attract attention. Banners, posters, balloons and other decorations can make your table inviting.

o Use snacks, or other freebies to encourage people to approach the table and talk to you.

o When you’re talking to somebody, start to put the pen and clipboard in their hand. You’ll be surprised

out.

o Table in the weeks leading up to the registration deadline, early voting period, or Election Day. For a November election, the best time to table is between August and October.

IN THE COMMUNITY o (transit stops,

supermarkets, etc.) or events that draw local crowds eligible to vote in your area – like an event you or a partner sponsors.

o If it’s an event, and encourage them to canvass the crowd.

AT YOUR OFFICE o

your tabling activities. should join in to encourage people to stop by the table.

ois heaviest. During peak hours, canvassers should be averaging 1 to 4 completed voter registrations per hour and 3 to 5 voter pledges per hour.

o Move around with a clipboard. Don’t stay in just one place.